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43 years ago, George McGovern accepted the Democratic nomination for President of the United States. At the convention, Shirley Chisholm won 151.95 delegate votes, becoming the first woman and first Black person to receive delegate votes at a Democratic convention. #genderhistory#genderwatch2016

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To commemorate the 43rd anniversary of her candidacy, learn more about Shirley Chisholm in this article by Paula D. McClain, Niambi M. Carter, and Michael C. Brady. The authors compare Chisholm's candidacy with Carol Moseley Braun's candidacy in 2004.

With recent announcements from Scott Walker (R) and Jim Webb (D), the current field of declared major party presidential candidates is 10% female; two women are running among the 20 candidates in the race.